Tag: politics
Why the IRS is legally required to give Congress Trump’s tax...
Philip Hackney, University of Pittsburgh
Is the IRS required to hand over the president’s tax returns if Congress asks?
According to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the...
3 ways $2 trillion for infrastructure can fight inequality too
Steven Pressman, Colorado State University
Imagine you have US$2 trillion to spend on patching up America’s crumbling roads, levees and other infrastructure. What would you...
A happy ending for ‘Game of Thrones’? No thanks
Anthony Gierzynski, University of Vermont
With the final season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” commencing, I imagine most fans are harboring hopes that things will...
Sandy Hook lawsuit court victory opens crack in gun maker immunity...
Timothy D. Lytton, Georgia State University
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled on March 14 that families of the Sandy Hook Elementary mass shooting victims could...
Oscars 2019: Beyond the stats, why diversity matters
Dorinne Kondo, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
With the Academy Awards approaching, the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative released its...
Why the Davos elites are still relevant
Christopher Michaelson, University of St. Thomas
Has Davos lost its mojo?
After U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May and other world leaders nixed...
3 ways Trump could disrupt health care for the better
Peter Hilsenrath, University of the Pacific and David Wyant, Belmont University
Since his winning presidential campaign, Donald Trump has been repeatedly billed as a disrupter....
Brexit: An ‘escape room’ with no escape
Terrence Guay, Pennsylvania State University
Brexit is beginning to look a lot like an “escape room” with no exit.
An escape room is an increasingly popular...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
